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旅游口语情景对话第301天:如何谈论端午节

2013-09-13来源:和谐英语

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A: When is the Dragon Boat Festival?

端午节是什么时候？

B: It's on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.

是在阴历的五月初五。

A: How do you spend this holiday?

你们是怎么度过这个节日的？

B: We usually eat Zongzi, a kind of food made by glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves.

我们通常吃粽子，由糯米做的一种包在竹叶里的食物。

A: Why do people eat Zongzi on the Dragon Boat Festival?

端午节人们为什么要吃粽子啊？

B: To memorize the ancient patriotic poet Qu Yuan. When he jumped into the river, people threw food into the river to keep the fish from eating him.

为了纪念古代爱国诗人屈原。屈原投江以后，人们把食物投入江中，这样鱼就不会吃他了。